Wild coach Todd Richards said he thought Harding injured his left hip early in the first while making two saves on a breakaway by Pavel Datsyuk and Patrick Eaves. Harding played the rest of the first period, but didn't return for the second.

Harding, making his first home start in over a year, stopped 10 of 11 Red Wings shots and left trailing 1-0. The Wild eventually lost 4-3 in a shootout.